Photo Credit: FS1Compared to past election cycles, it’s safe to say that legacy sports media channels ESPN and FS1 have, on the whole, been reluctant to talk politics on-air. “The one true woke sports network in November of 2024 is not ESPN but it’s Fox Sports 1,” Strauss began. Either one.”“And on the flip side who are the two faces of ESPN,” Strauss questioned to continue his theory. Viewers tune into ESPN or FS1 for sports and cable news for politics. And for that reason, the lines have blurred, and neither ESPN nor FS1 should lay claim to the “woke” or “anti-woke” labels that have essentially lost all meaning.

Source: Washington Post November 08, 2024 12:46 UTC